Busch eyes possible open wheel go

Now that he has signed a multiyear contract to drive for legendary team owner Roger Penske in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series beginning in 2007, Kurt Busch admitted he has entertained thoughts of one day driving one of Penske's open-wheel race-cars.

In addition to owning a three-car NASCAR team, Penske has enjoyed unparalleled success in open-wheel racing with 11 national championships, 13 Indianapolis 500 victories and more than 120 race wins.

"I'm not closing the door on it," Busch said of getting behind the wheel of an IndyCar. "Working together with Penske Racing could lead to more opportunities; he's like a god when he walks around at Indianapolis.

"I know that getting a career started this late — 27 years old — in open-wheel isn't the best thing to do. But if we dabbled here and there, you should definitely look out for Kurt Busch having some fun."

Not that Busch plans to give up stock cars for IndyCars. "It's a great thing that I have going with the NASCAR Cup car right now," said Busch, who drives for Roush Racing.

Busch is not exactly a rookie when it comes to driving the sophisticated open-wheel cars. In 2003, Busch drew rave reviews from several Champ Car World Series drivers after taking an 18-lap spin in Michel Jourdain Jr.'s Champ Car during a test session at Sebring International Raceway in Florida. Las Vegas Sun